Highball
Which renderer to use
Highball can run each game through three different Direct3D translation layers. This is what the database knows for this title — empty rows are open questions, not failures.
| Renderer | Verdict | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| DXVKDirect3D 9-11 over Vulkan | Reported | 1 report |
| DXMTDirect3D 11 over Metal | Untested | no report yet — send one |
| D3DMetalApple's Game Porting Toolkit | Reported | 1 report |
No dated Highball run yet. When one lands it records the renderer, the engine build and the macOS version it was seen on — which is what stops a verdict quietly rotting. Send one.
Notes
Reported playable twice by one player on an M1 Max with the Wine 11 engine r30. With the game set to DXVK, about an hour and a half of play by the player's count, controls were great and some videos stutter now and then. With the game set to D3DMetal, 17 minutes, nothing named. Steam's store page says the Steam copy needs the EA app.
Known issues
Some of the game's videos stutter now and then (M1 Max, Wine 11 r30)
What helps none known
Why not diagnosed
Provenance
Reported by darkarena1 (highball-db#1176, 2026-11-12), Apple M1 Max, macOS 27.0.1, Highball 0.10.26, engine x64-crossover26.3-r30, DXVK by the report (the environment's mode is DXMT), rated 4 of 5 after 1 minute: about an hour and a half by the player, which the session count missed. Controls were great, and some videos stutter now and then. Not verified by the maintainer. darkarena1 (highball-db#1179, 2026-11-12), Apple M1 Max, macOS 27.0.1, Highball 0.10.26, engine x64-crossover26.3-r30, D3DMetal by the report (the environment's mode is DXMT), rated 4 of 5 after 17 minutes: the same player again, nothing named.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor work on Mac?
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor has no native Mac build, but it is reported to run on Apple Silicon through Highball, a free open-source compatibility layer. This comes from community reports rather than a Highball test run, so treat it as a reasonable expectation rather than a guarantee.
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